What cities do not have the skilled workers?

According to Fortune Magazine to have the 50K skilled tech workers it would require the metro area to have 4 million people. Filling these tech jobs are not easy and the locations that should have the tech skilled population include Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York, and Washington DC.

What Amazon is Looking For?

HQ2 will be the second Amazon headquarters in North America. We are looking for a location with strong local and regional talent—particularly in software development and related fields—as well as a stable and business-friendly environment to continue hiring and innovating on behalf of our customers.How will the selection process work?
The HQ2 team is evaluating each of the proposals based on the selection criteria outlined in the RFP.